Ian Flatters
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cheers Rob, its much easier than it looks after a day competing when you find its all about fast small steps around about 38+, i will pop up all the results when i get back from the irish open next weekend. Oh and paul, next year im making you have a go!!!! The view from the top is amazing especially across the whole show ground!
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In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Ian Flatters replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
It was funny to see i was level pegging until 50ft then he just stepped it up a gear! -
In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Ian Flatters replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
It was funny to see i was level pegging until 50ft then he just stepped it up a gear! -
In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Ian Flatters replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
Good to see you Paul, hope you enjoy the t-shirt. One more event in Ireland then im done for the season, You'll have to Facebook me the video you took (hopefully not the one of me getting stonked by the World Champ and WR holder). -
In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Ian Flatters replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
Good to see you Paul, hope you enjoy the t-shirt. One more event in Ireland then im done for the season, You'll have to Facebook me the video you took (hopefully not the one of me getting stonked by the World Champ and WR holder). -
Cheers:blushing:, you've just reminded me that Ben smashed the 80ft Novice World record TWICE!!!
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Cheers:blushing:, you've just reminded me that Ben smashed the 80ft Novice World record TWICE!!!
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So who did you meet? i met: Paul Banister - Silky fox Ted - easy lift guy Jon - medilp (sorry i have spelt this wrong) Im not sure who else i met as i was a little bit occupied with the climbing. Also couldnt find the Arbtalk stand but did find the Finland girls at the harvesters.......
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I'll try and pop over between my climbs
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I've been on the isc prototype for months, there exactly the same as such. Except as far as im aware the stiff tether is an optional extra.
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Wow, never seen anything like that! Cool pics Ty
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Nice pic Ben, i couldnt spot the climber to start with, big tree.
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Nice video, enjoyed watching that.
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ARTs answer: No My answer: works pretty dam well. It works just as well as a knot but will be interesting on how a KN impact is loaded onto it, to see whether the cam severs the rope or does nothing to the rope. Its all about identifying the weak link in the system.
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That is clever and fully adjustable too. :thumbup1:
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Its ok, but i prefer the UFO plate, its amazing for 3d rigging.
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Made a mess up on an load of lime pollards, viewed it at dusk, gave a good price. Turned up and well lets say how on earth did i miss 6 phone lines. Stripped it out and made a loss with a half a day over run, but as someone said to me once. Tree pricing isnt as easy as it looks, you will mess up, you will make a loss occasionally, you will break something and you'll do it all for the love of the job.
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A bit of a oak death this afternoon, Decided to let Tom smash the limbs off as a bit of fun the laid the timber out to drop the stem on. I felled it a bit high as i wanted more sound wood, the bottom section is pretty shot and i'll get some more pictures tomorrow when we clear it up/finish.
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I've found a nice big woodland beech next to my yard, i'll see when the farm plans to shoot the woods and we will stealth climb it unless they say its ok.
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I got mine re-mapped for better management of the engine for towing chippers around with a load, less strain less wear. its now a 116 or 118 i think its somewhere on here.
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Id guess so, it has an ECU right?
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Its just had its MOT last week so im guessing its legal
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So i thought id give another update as i just compared my fuel costs over the past two years. So with the re-map i filled up 13 tank fulls less at the cost of £69 a pop so that saved me £897 over that year, i tried to average out the tank cost due to fluctuating fuel prices so its no where near exact more like a calculated estimate (currently its closer to £80). so i guess if your thinking of spending the money its technically paid for itself in 6 months.
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For me, i prefer wearing my Scarpas in the tree, work positioning is key for me. I cannot remember the last time i needed to cut near my feet up a tree. On the ground when felling and snedding its a must i think pointing the saw towards the ground you'd be silly not to take adequate precautions to protect against that. Rigging i always wear them too, mainly for the steel protection in the toes. As for Aussies and Kiwis, They are superb climbers but many a time have seen them have a complete mare of a time in an epicormic ridden lime tree. But then they laugh at me when they do big jumps on open planes and i well not so much.
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Cavity opening?? Are you talking about the hole at the base? Just in your second picture theres no sign of a compound fracture in the wood? P.S limes do move a lot but its when theres no flex they go snap, my 40ft elm collapse taught me that one.
